Financial Market & Institutions Analysis

Financial Market & Institutions Analysis

The Baht rose to a 1-1/2 month high against the US dollar. The Baht edged down early in the week in line with net foreign stock and bond selling orders, while the US dollar rose as a safe-currency on worries about the global economic recession. However, the Baht rebounded strongly later in the week,... Read more

The Baht rose slightly before paring gains somewhat later in the week. The Baht strengthened during early- to mid-week amid US dollar-selling orders from exporters, and net foreign bond buying orders. The Baht and other regional currencies also gained along with other risky assets, led by oil prices... Read more

The Baht traded in a narrow range but rose slightly later in the week. The Baht weakened earlier in the week amid concerns about the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy, including that of Thailand. However, the Baht recovered later in the week on USD-selling orders from exporters, while the US... Read more

The Baht rose against the US dollar. The Baht gained early in the week along with other Asian risky assets on the back of hopes that the COVID-19 outbreak would lessen in many countries. Meanwhile, the US dollar faced sell-offs later in the week, after the Fed unveiled new relief measures worth USD2... Read more

The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht was pressured by concerns over the economic impacts of COVID-19 worldwide, including Thailand, as well as net foreign stock and bond selling orders. In addition, the Baht fell along with other regional currencies. However, the Baht pared losses somew... Read more

The Baht recovered, after having briefly weakened to THB33.00/USD amid concerns over negative impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand, and net foreign fund outflows. The Baht, however, rebounded later in the week, as the US dollar tumbled on the Fed’s announcement on the unlimited QE measures. ... Read more

The Baht continued to weaken against the US dollar. The Baht fell along with net foreign stock and bond buying orders, as well as concerns about the Thai economic outlook due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Baht hit a 15-month low of THB32.74/USD before rebounding somewhat later in the week, after sev... Read more

The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht fell while the global and Thai financial markets were highly volatile amid rising concerns towards the WHO’s announcement that the COVID-19 outbreak entered the pandemic phase. The Baht was also pressured by weak regional currencies, and net foreign ... Read more

The Baht moved in the tight range throughout the week, although it strengthened at the end of the week. The Baht was under pressure (in line with other regional currencies) from concerns over the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, while net foreign selling orders for Thai stocks and bonds dur... Read more

The Baht rebounded later in the week, having recouped losses during early to mid-week, after the Baht weakened in line with other regional currencies amid growing concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak outside of China. The Baht also fell on net foreign selling orders for Thai stocks and bonds. The Ba... Read more

The Baht weakened along with the Yuan and other regional currencies amid concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak situation, after there was an increase in COVID-19 infections outside China. In addition, the Baht fell on technical selling orders, after it broke the THB31.50/USD level. Signs of a weak ec... Read more

The Baht rose slightly against the US dollar. The Baht was supported by net foreign buying orders for Thai bonds and strong regional currencies earlier in the week after a report showed that the rate of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections slowed somewhat. However, news that there was a surge in COVID-... Read more

The Baht weakened later in the week. The Baht rose slightly early in the week due to position adjustments before the BOT’s MPC meeting. However, the Baht dropped later during the rest of the week after the BOT decided to cut its policy rate to 1.00%, while the BOT governor said that although the Bah... Read more

The Baht weakened in line with other regional currencies amid concerns over the economic impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. In addition, the Baht was weighed down by net foreign stock selling during the week, and domestic US dollar demand at the month-end. ... Read more

The Baht fell against the US dollar. The Baht rose early in the week along with regional currencies amid profit-taking on the US dollar’s gains fueled by strong US economic reports released before. However, the Baht reversed those gains and fell in line with Asian peers, led by the Yuan, on the back... Read more

The Baht rebounded later in the week. The Baht moved within a tight range early in the week before hitting a 1-month low of THB30.37/USD in line with weak regional currencies amid concerns over rising tensions in the Middle East, as Iran attacked US troops in Iraq in response to US airstrike on Janu... Read more

The Baht reversed gains and weakened against the US dollar in the first two trading days of the year, but it continued to be traded in a narrow range. The BOT signaled to closely monitor its movement after the Baht broke the THB30.00/USD level to hit a 6-1/2 year high of THB29.75/USD amid thin tradi... Read more

The Baht rose to test THB30.15/USD amid the US dollar’s sell-offs on the back of weaker-than-expected US durable goods and new home sales data. However, the Baht’s weekly movement was tight due to thin trading volume before the year-end holidays. ... Read more

The Baht rose to test the THB30.15/USD. The Baht strengthened on the back of strong regional currencies, led by the Yuan amid news reports that the US and China were close to finalize the first phase of a trade deal. The US dollar faced sell-offs after the Fed signaled that it would not raise its p... Read more

The Baht rose to test the THB30.15/USD. The Baht strengthened on the back of strong regional currencies, led by the Yuan amid news reports that the US and China were close to finalize the first phase of a trade deal. The US dollar faced sell-offs after the Fed signaled that it would not raise its p... Read more

The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht faced sell-offs early in the week in line with falling safe-haven currencies and assets, triggered by stronger-than-expected Chinese PMI data. The Baht fell further later in the week to a 1-month low of THB30.38/USD, after the BOT signaled to closely... Read more

The Baht traded in a narrow range almost all trading days of the week. The Baht fell early in the week after both the US and Chinese Presidents signaled a possible trade deal between the two countries. The US dollar also gained on stronger-than-expected 3Q-2019 GDP and October durable goods orders d... Read more

The Baht traded in a narrow range. The Baht fell early in the week on the back of positive developments for the first phase of the US-China trade deal. However, the Baht rebounded and traded in a tight range later in the week after the US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on importe... Read more

The Baht strengthened against the US dollar. Regarded as a safe-haven currency, the Baht rose in line with the JPY amid concerns about the US-China trade talks. The US President Donald Trump said earlier in the week that there was no agreement yet to roll back tariffs on imported goods from China, a... Read more

The Baht fell to THB30.43/USD, the weakest level in 3 weeks. The Baht faced hefty sell-offs after the BOT’s MPC decided to cut its policy rate to 1.25% and relaxed rules to facilitate capital outflows and lessen pressure on the Thai baht. Moreover, a weaker Baht was also in line with other safe-have... Read more

The Baht traded in a narrow range near THB30.15/USD, which is the strongest level in over six years. The Baht briefly fell early in the week in line with a weaker JPY, which was seen as a safe-haven currency after the US and China signaled that they were close to finalize some parts of their trade d... Read more

The Baht hit a new 6-year high. The Baht rose along with other regional currencies amid foreign investors’ net buying orders for Thai bonds early in the week. Meanwhile, the US dollar fell on weak US economic data, reinforcing expectations that the Fed would cut its benchmark rate further at the FOM... Read more

The Baht rose to test the THB30.25/USD level last week. The Baht briefly fell early-to mid-week in line with other regional currencies amid concerns about the slower global growth outlook. However, the Baht rebounded later in the week on the back of the US dollar’s sell-offs due to weak US economic ... Read more

The Baht weakened late last week after hitting an over 6-year high of THB30.25/USD. The Baht rose early in the week as a safe-haven currency amid concerns about conflicts between the US and China over their trade renegotiations, as well as between the EU and UK on the BREXIT issue. However, the Baht... Read more

The Baht strengthened late last week. The Baht fell early to mid-week on weak regional currencies, and risky assets amid heightened trade war tension, concerns over BREXIT, and an economic slowdown in the US and Eurozone. The Baht also tumbled along with net foreign stock selling orders. The Baht, h... Read more

The Baht fell to the weaker side of THB30.60/USD last week. The Baht weakened on the back of net foreign stock and bond selling orders during the week. Meanwhile, most Asian currencies were weighed down by uncertainties about the global economic outlook, and the UK’s BREXIT solution. The US dollar a... Read more

The Baht hit a 6-year high of THB30.36/USD in line with movements of the Yuan and other regional currencies amid positive signals of the US-China trade conflicts. The US delayed to raise tariffs on USD250 billion of Chinese imports until October 15 from October 1, while China announced lists of the ... Read more

The Baht was volatile last week. The Baht fell early in the week, along with the Yuan and other regional currencies, amid concerns about the US-China trade dispute. The Baht rebounded later, while the US dollar faced sell-offs after the ISM Manufacturing Index showed a contraction in the US manufact... Read more

The Baht hit an almost 2-month high of THB30.55/USD last week. The Baht rose earlier in the week along with other safe-haven assets after the US and China announced to raise tariffs on each other’s goods, heightening tension over the trade war tension. The Baht fell briefly during the week on US do... Read more

The Baht rose against the US dollar. The Baht rose early to mid week, along with other regional currencies while the US dollar faced sell-offs on concerns about the US economic outlook and falling US Treasury bond yields. The Baht extended gains against the US dollar, although foreign investors were... Read more

The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht fell along with regional currencies, while the US dollar rose after the US announced to delay imposing tariff on some Chinese imports to December 15. The Baht’s weakness was also in line with net foreign stock and bond selling orders, following sell... Read more

The Baht briefly fell after the FOMC meeting. The Baht rose early in the week, as the US dollar fell further on weak US Non-farm Payrolls data and concerns over the US-China trade tensions. The Baht extended its gains later in the week, although it fell briefly after the BOT’s MPC unexpectedly cut i... Read more

The Baht weakened against the US dollar. The Baht fell early to mid week amid expectations that the Fed might not aggressively cut its policy rate in the near future. The Baht’s weakness was also in line with net foreign bond selling orders. Meanwhile, the US dollar rose on the budget deal between t... Read more

The Baht rebounded later in the week. The Baht weakened early to mid week, along with net foreign bond selling orders. The Baht later reversed those losses and rebounded amid the weak US dollar sentiment, led by disappointing US economic data, and NY Fed President’s remarks that reinforced expectati... Read more

The Baht fluctuated and fell later in the week after the release of BOT’s new Baht measure. The Baht fell early in the week on the US dollar short-covering orders before the Fed Chairman’s testimony to the US Congress. The Baht, however, rebounded after the Fed Chairman’s comment was seen as a signa... Read more

The Baht fell slightly after having hit a 6-year high of THB30.52/USD. The Baht rose on net foreign stock and bond buying orders, while the US dollar fell on weak economic data that reinforced expectations about the Fed policy rate cut. However, the Baht pared those gains later, while the US dollar ... Read more

The Baht strengthened against the US dollar during the week. The Baht hit a new 6-year high of THB30.62/USD early in the week amid expectations that the Fed might cut its policy rate at its meeting in July. However, the Baht fell on position adjustment around mid-week before bouncing back after the ... Read more

The Baht hit a 6-year high against the US dollar. The Baht fell briefly early in the week, as investors covered their short US dollar positions ahead of the FOMC meeting. However, the Baht rebounded later and hit the strongest level in 6 years at THB30.79/USD after the Fed meeting. Although the Fed ... Read more

The Baht hit a 3-1/2 month high of THB31.14/USD. The Baht rose along with net foreign stock and bond buying orders earlier in the week. In addition, the US dollar tumbled on an expectation that the Fed might cut its policy rate by the end of the year, and disappointing US economic data, including we... Read more

The Baht hit the strongest level in over 3 months at THB31.28/USD. The Baht strengthened in line with net foreign stock and bond buying orders, while the US dollar fell on the Fed Chairman’s remarks that the Fed would act appropriately to sustain the US economic expansion, fuelling expectation of th... Read more

The Baht strengthened, after having fallen earlier in the week. The Baht weakened along with other regional currencies that were pressured by concerns about the trade tension between the US and China. However, the Baht rebounded later in the week on net stock and bond buying orders of foreign invest... Read more

The Baht rebounded later in the week, after having fallen to the THB32.00/USD level. The Baht fell early to mid week, along with the weaker Yuan and other regional currencies amid heightened trade tension between the US and China. However, the Baht pared losses somewhat and recovered later in the we... Read more

The Baht weakened later in the week. The Baht fell briefly in line with weaker Yuan and other Asian currencies. The Baht later rebounded to a 2-1/2 month high of THB31.45/USD on net foreign bond buying orders, as market participants put focus on the US Treasury’s FX report. However, the Baht fell la... Read more

The Baht tested the THB31.55/USD level, an over 1-month high, in late week. The Baht rose early in the week amid heightened tension between the US and China on their trade deal. In addition, there were short-covering orders, as Thai financial markets reopened after long holidays. The Baht weakened b... Read more

The Baht fell slightly, but still traded within a narrow range around THB32.00/USD. The Baht edged up early in the week, as the US dollar barely drew any support ahead of the FOMC meeting. The Baht weakened later in the week, as the US dollar rose after the Fed gave no signal to cut its policy rate ... Read more

The Baht hit a near 4-month low of THB32.10/USD, before paring losses. The Baht fell in line with net foreign selling orders of Thai bonds and weak regional currencies. The US dollar rose on stronger-than-expected US economic data, and also extended gains against the Euro on the back of concerns abo... Read more

The Baht fell to THB31.80/USD. The Baht weakened after the reopening of domestic financial markets following long public holidays. The Baht’s weakness was in line with net foreign stock and bond selling orders while the US dollar gained on stronger-than-expected US economic data, including a fall in... Read more

The Baht pared gains later in the week. The Baht rose early in the week on foreign investors’ net buying orders of Thai stocks, while the US dollar fell on a weak US Factory Orders data for February. Later, the Baht pared gains on net foreign bond selling orders, as well as weak regional currencies,... Read more

The Baht fell later in the week. The Baht rose early in the week in alignment with the Yuan and other regional currencies amid stronger-than-expected Chinese PMI reported for March. However, the Baht’s upside gains were still limited as market participants awaited a clearer picture of domestic polit... Read more

The Baht rebounded slightly, after having fallen earlier in the week. The Baht fell early to mid week in line with net foreign selling orders in the Thai stock and bond markets, while investors kept an eye on political situations after the general elections. In addition, the US Dollar rose amid conc... Read more

The Baht stayed in a narrow range, but was volatile after the MPC and FOMC meetings. The Baht moved in a narrow band before falling to a 2-week low of THB31.97/USD after the BOT’s MPC members unanimously voted to keep its policy rate at 1.75%, and the BOT also revised downward its 2019 GDP forecast.... Read more

The Baht edged up against the US dollar. The Baht rose slightly early in the week while the US dollar fell on weaker-than-expected US CPI and PPI reports for February. The soft US inflation figures reinforced expectations that the Fed’s policy rate-hike pace would be slower this year. However, the B... Read more

The Baht hit a 1-month low. The Baht edged up early in the week on optimism about the US-China trade talks. The Baht, however, tumbled to a 1-month low of THB31.76/USD on the back of foreign investors’ selling orders of Thai stocks and bonds late in the week. The US dollar also gained on the rising ... Read more

The Baht hit the highest level in more than 5 years at THB31.07/USD, before reversing those gains later in the week. The Baht rose along with risky assets and other regional currencies, including the Yuan amid the US-China trade talks. It also gained on hefty net foreign stock buying orders in mid-w... Read more

It is worth noting that although foreign investors have held a net selling position in both the Thai stock and bond markets, with a combined worth of approximately THB20.4 billion, since early 2019, the Baht has appreciated quite substantially against other Asian currencies, in particular the Yuan, ... Read more

The Baht traded in a narrow range, before weakening later in the week. Although the Baht moved within a limited range, it had a slightly strong bias on the back of net foreign stock and bond buying orders. However, the Baht fell later in the week on the BOT’s signal to step into the market ... Read more

The Baht hit an almost 9-month high of THB31.18/USD after the FOMC meeting. The Baht rose in line with net foreign stock buying orders and other Asian currencies. The US dollar, however, tumbled on the Fed’s dovish statement. The Fed cut a reference to the Fed’s plan for further gradual rate hikes a... Read more

The Baht hit an 8-month high before paring gains later in the week. The Baht rose in line with net foreign stock buying orders and rising risky assets. Meanwhile, the US dollar faced sell-offs on the back of weak US economic data, signals to slow the US-rate hike path from the Fed Vice Chairman, and... Read more